Overview

Contributing some £43bn to the UK economy, the health and social care sector currently employs some 2.8 million people. And with 12% growth projected, graduates who can demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the relevant business concepts as well as first-hand experience in the sector will be in great demand.

Careers

In today’s tough jobs market, graduates need to stand out from the crowd to successfully secure that all important first full-time job after university. A BSc Business and Healthcare Management from ARU London will enhance your employability.

You will be helped to find an appropriate part-time job in the healthcare industry as soon as you join ARU London.

At the end of your second year you will undertake a four month paid full-time work placement in the sector - by the time you graduate you should be able demonstrate work experience in the sector and are likely to have a big name employer on your CV.

Your ARU London lecturers all have first-hand experience of business and many continue to work in business. You are therefore assured that the content of your degree will be directly relevant to the demanding, constantly evolving world of contemporary business. Furthermore, you will study business from a practical as well as from an academic perspective.

ARU London lecturers have a wealth of contacts too and you will study alongside students from all over the world. All great for networking!

During your final year there will be additional seminars with the specific objective of enhancing your future employment prospects. These will include CV workshops, interview techniques, career counselling and visits from prospective employers.

Modules & assessment

Foundation year, core modules

Introduction to Business

Academic Research and Writing

Quantitative Methods

Business Communications

Understanding Business

Building a Business

Introduction to Computer-Based Technologies

Year one, core modules

Healthcare Environment

Academic and Professional Skills

Service Operations Management

Business Finance

Year two, core modules

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Healthcare

Managing Human Resources

Principles and Practice of Marketing

Business Information Systems

Year three, core modules

Contemporary Themes in Healthcare Policy and Practice

Business Strategy

Leadership and Change Management

Major Project

Assessment

You will have a minimum of twelve hours’ lectures and tutorials a week (so- called ‘contact time’ with a lecturer or tutor). Each year consists of two semesters of 12 teaching weeks each followed by a period for revision and assessment.

The core lectures and tutorials are carefully timetabled to take place on two or three days of the week. We believe this offers our students more chance of finding meaningful, better-paid part-time work than students at many universities where the few hours’ lectures are spread over the whole of the week. And ARU London will help students on this programme find appropriate part-time work from the start of the course.

You will be expected to undertake extensive independent study when you are not attending lectures.

Your learning experience will be further enhanced by skills sessions, tutor surgeries and guest lectures which are organised throughout the year.

Each course module is delivered through a combination of large group lectures - where the main ideas and concepts are presented – and tutorials where students are broken into smaller groups for an interactive discussion and analysis of the lecture content.

Students are assessed predominantly through a mix of examination and coursework.

Applicants studying for other qualifications should contact ARU London to discuss their circumstances.

We also welcome applications from mature individuals who can demonstrate appropriate, relevant work experience.

All applicants are required to have at least 5 GCSEs at C/4 or above including English and Maths.

Students whose first language is not English and who have not previously studied in the UK are required to have IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.

Important additional notes

Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements. Other equivalent qualifications may be accepted for entry to this course, please email answers@anglia.ac.uk for further information.

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